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How hunger can alter your decision-making process.
Here’s why…
15th November, 2019
How many times have you felt your brain ‘shut down’ on an empty stomach. Hunger is a message sent by the stomach to the brain once its fuel is exhausted. In simple words, food=glucose=energy=an alert mind. Several studies published have corroborated the same—never make any important decision when hungry. Here’s why…
Ghrelin Rush: Ghrelin, a hormone released by the stomach, makes us feel hungry and increases appetite. According to a study by the Sahlgrenska Academy, the release of ghrelin has a negative effect on decision making and impulse control. That’s not all—the findings revealed a hungry individual settled for a smaller reward and didn’t think of the long-term benefit of the situation.
Starvation: Long periods of hunger almost always make a person cranky and irritable. These mood swings prevent one from making wise choices. In our practice, we have seen clients making wrong food choices when famished, bingeing on any food that comes their way.
